On the anniversary of the UNHRC resolution, as states prepare for the first meeting of the intergovernmental working group for the elaboration of a UN Treaty on transnational corporations and human rights (6-10 July 2015 in Geneva), this…
Press release – Monday 8th June 2015 Social movements Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty Against Corporate-led Trade promoted at the European and Latin American Summit A broad coalition ofsocial movements from Latin America and Europe organise three days…
Days of Mobilisation VS EU CELAC Summit Reclaiming Peoples Sovereignty against the Corporate-led Trade and Investment Architecture On the occasion of the EU-CELAC Summit In Brussels, 8-10 June 2015 PROGRAM (Working languages English-Spanish with simultaneous…
Brussels , 28 May 2015 – The European Parliament committee for international trade failed European citizens and the environment in a crucial vote on a proposed resolution on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Friends of the Earth Europe has…
Mónica Vargas Collazos (@MonicaVarColl), ODG. April 2015, 9 pages, pdf. (English) Despite the recognition of the universality of Human Rights, and the participation of a large majority of countries in the International Human Rights System, States…
“The mineral wealth of a country should be used for the benefit of the people, including the workers, and not to destroy the environment for the benefit of the corporations and politicians,” Gerard and Gómez Urrutia said…
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Transnational Corporations and Human Rights: Towards a Binding International Treaty. DOWNLOAD PDF HERE As part of the Global Campaign’s preparation for engaging the UN Inter Governmental Working Group (IGWG), this expert Seminar brought together thirty experts (human rights, international law, political economy)…
Call to the Days of Mobilization Reclaiming Peoples Sovereignty against the Corporate-led Trade and Investment Architecture On the occasion of the EU-CELAC Summit In Brussels, 8–10 June 2015 On 10 and 11 June, Heads of State…
Trichy, India: In an extraordinary development, PepsiCo’s bottling plant in India has sought – and will receive – police protection for water being brought to the disputed plant located in a water-stressed area. Additionally, the Pepsi beverage manufacturing plant will…
See full report here: SUMMARY Glencore in Colombia: civil society’s view on the sustainability of mining operations This shadow report[1] is intended as a contribution towards civil society’s duty to provide oversight and demand responsibility from large companies and transnational…
We, militants of the World March of Women, united in solidarity, are here together to denounce capitalism greed and patriarchy that exploit and expropriate women’s bodies and productive labor. On the 24th April we remember the Rana Plaza massacre, in Bangladesh, when…